Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-18
A SAMPLE CASE.
Cleveland has His Usual Trouble Over
Office.

Office.
| WASHINGTON, April 17th.-[Special.] i
| The Los Angeles Postoffice case is held up
| by the President for the present Post
master-General Villas and Senator Hearst
have both urged that Sidney Lacey be ap-
pointed, and letters and kilograms have
been showered upon Cleveland in Lacey's
behalf. Justice Field is taking no special
interest in the matter, but he is opposed to
Lacey, and if requested by the President
to give his views on the matter will do so
with pleasure. Field has not been very
successful in the appointments of men
recommended by him, but he has knocked
out long list of applicants for positions
in California for their treatment of him at
the Stockton Convention.
Armour's Victory.
| CHICAGO, April 17th.-A special from
Akron, O., says: Armour, the Chicago
pork-packer, has won a big victory over
the Knights of Labor and sixty meat-mar-
ket men, by bringing the latter to terms
About four weeks ago committee of the
Knights of Labor notified the butchers of
this city that they must not sell Armour's
meat in the future. The butchers complied
with the request, and carload of Ar
inour's meat on the track here spoiled
| Armour subsequently came here and vainly
tried to sell his meat. About ten days ago
he opened three retail markets in the city.
1t was predicted that he would get no trade.
| and the opening of the markets was at
| tended with much excitement, but, con-
| trary to prediction, hundreds of people.
| including Knights of Labor, went to the
markets and bought meat, which was re-
tailed at four cents per pound below the
local prices. The Akron butchers now
! agree to buy Armour's meat as before. if
he will withdraw his retail markets, which
will be done. Armour's representative
| said his employer did not wish to be ag-
| gressive or mean, but he did not propose
| 10 let the local butchers boycott him in the
manner they did.
| Triple Tragedy.
! CHICAGO, April 17th.-The Times Table
| quah (lnd. t. special says News has
just reached here of triple tragedy which
| took place at Vienna. Three men, named
James Christie, John Mccoy and Creek
Indian, called Creek jim" were together
at spring. Christie and Mccoy were
washing their faces at the spring, when
suddenly, and without warning, Greek
Jim drew his pistol and shot both the
others, killing them on the spot. The In
dian then put pistol to his head and fired.
blowing his own brains out There had
been bad blood existing between "Creek
jim and Christie for some time previous
to this bloody affair.
| Grand Parade of Laborers.
ST. LOUIS, April 17th.-A Convention
composed of Delegates from all the Trades
Unions in this city, including the Knights
of Labor, was held al Central Turner Hall
this afternoon. The business consisted
chiefly in completing arrangements for a
grand parade of workingmen, to take place
| May LIST, in commemoration of the estab-
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1t is intended to make the parade the
grandest thing of the kind that has ever
| taken place here. A resolution was
| adopted that none but the American flag
should have place in the procession.
Heirs to a California Fortune.
DECATUR Qll,), April 17th.-It has be-
| come known that the eleven children
OF Peter Lux, a farmer of Pratt county.
have fallen heirs 10 an estate of Sc, ,O00, 600,
left them by their uncle, Charles Lux,
who died OF pneumonia in California last
month. Charles was a brother of Peter
| Lux and went to California from New York
in 1865. He was the owner of 700 900
acres Of land and $4,000 head of cattle. His
partner in business was Henry Miller, who
has notified the Lux family of the amount
OF the fortune they will soon possess.
Some of the heirs live in Indiana. but
most Of them live in Macon and Pratt
counties. Illinois.
Cold Day for the Ball Tossers
Lone ISLAND CTTY, April 17th-Sheriff
Mitchell, OF Queens county, stationed Dep
uty Sherlfis at every park and ground
where baseball is usually played on Sum-
day, this morning, with instructions to
prevent the opening of gates and playing of
ball, and also posted notice at each en-
trance forbidding games. Nearly 10000
persons gathered at Ridgewood, expecting
to see game between the Brooklyns and
Metropolitans. Great excitement prevailed
all day, and expressions of disappointment
were heard on all sides. Several thousand
persons also assembled in the neighborhood
OF the parks at Maspeth. Sheriff Mitchell
says the same action will be taken every
Sunday during the season.
More Rain in the West.
KANSAS CITY, April 17th.-A special to
the Times reports good rains last night
throughout Western Missouri as well as
over Kansas, and so far the damage to the
crops by drought has been allayed.
DAMAGING sNow-sToRM IN THE WEST.
KANSAS CITY, April 17th.-A heavy rain,
| lasting from early this morning until
about o'clock, fell in Kansas, Nebraska
and western Missouri all day to-day, but
was succeeded in the Missouri valley at
about o'clock by snow, which covered the
earth to depth of two inches, and which
threatens great damage to the wheat crops
and budding fruit trees.
Promised Anarchist Sensation.
SPRINGFIELD Qll.), April 17th-Detec-
tives who have been following up clues,
| looking for the person who attempted to
assassinate Bailey few weeks ago, claim
to have made a sensational discovery of
nests of Anarchists and Nihilists in Chicago,
who sent the assassin to Springfield to muir
der Bailey for introducing a resolution in
the House condemning the action of Labor
| members who acted as pail bearers at Mrs
| Neebe's funeral. They claim that this
band is pledged, in case all other efforts
fail, to rescue the condemned Anarchists
from the Cook county jail. A detective
promises sensational developments soon.
Fathers Desperation.
BALTIMORE, April 17th.-Thomas Tib-
bets, aged 90 years, was yesterday sent to
| Jail Tor trial on charge of having COM
mitted horrible assault on his cousin,
Maggie McDermott, aged IL years The
| father of the child stood in Court while the
| examination was going on, and declared he
would shoot Tibbets as soon as he left the
| room. The prisoner was sent to Jail under
a strong guard. He has before been in like
trouble, but escaped by the payment of
money to the mother of the child he had
| assaulted
Representative California Democrats.
| WASHINGTON, April 17th.-Representa
tive-elect Thompson, State Senator Nc
Cudden and Superintendent McPike of
| Vallejo, are expected to arrive here in a
few days. Mr.. Thompson wishes to look
over the ground at Washington before be-
| ginning his congressional labors, and he is
interested in the choice of several new
Postmasters in his district.
Burning Out a Newspaper.
| New YORK, April 17th-Three fires
| have been started in and about the build
ing OF the New York Zeitielg, the last tax
ing place early this morning, and damag-
ing the building and contents to the extent
| of $4,000. There is a suspicion that the
| fires are the results of anarchistic enmity.
| Accidentally Killed.
| SAVANNAH (Georgia), April 17th.-F. NJ.
Fonda, Superintendent of the Georgia Cen
tral Railroad, was shot and instantly
| killed to-day, while on an excursion on
board the tug William g. Turner, by J. +.
Abrams, prominent lawyer of this city.
The shooting was accidental.